Details on attending a webinar...Please RSVP to join the webinar here. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability

Monday, December 11, 2017

EUS Open House for Advising and Course Selection

Chapel of the Holy Innocents Please join EUS faculty and students to learn about curricular changes, faculty new to the College, course offerings for spring 2018, and summer and internship opportunities.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

EUS Student Presentations

Olin, Room 102 Students will present on their internships.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

National Climate Seminar: Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change: More than CO2

Dr. Deborah Lawrence, University of Virginiahttps://bluejeans.com/465542196

Join Bard CEP on December 6th for a conversation on tropical deforestation and climate change with Dr. Deborah Lawrence of the University of Virginia.

Deborah Lawrence, Ph.D., is a Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the links between tropical deforestation and climate change. She has spent the past twenty-five years doing field-based research in Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Cameroon.

BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

The Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability offer masters programs in Environmental Policy, Climate Science and Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy's career-focused, science based, interdisciplinary masters of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first year coursework, followed by a required 4-6 month immersive internship, culminates with a Master’s Capstone Project and a 93% job placement rate within 6 months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields such as: alternative energy, international Development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Webinar: How to Get a Job in Sustainability

Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline career strategies for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what the current political climate means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, and also field questions in a live, interactive webinar.

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Shinjuku, Tokyo 1968: Media Panics, Nonconformists, and the Play of Politics

William Marotti, Associate Professor of History, UCLAOlin, Room 102 By 1968, the area around Tokyo's massive Shinjuku Station had become a site for conflict over visions of the future. The Japanese government sold international investors on the city's first designated skyscraper zone while moving millions of commuters—and millions of gallons of jet fuel for American air bases—through the station on a daily basis. Around the station, a growing youth culture lived and imagined a different future via tent theater, street performance, guerrilla folk music, and conspicuous idling. Targeted by media panics, undercover cops and riot police alike, these youth nonetheless created a space of possibility and even revolution against demands for conformity and collusion with the Vietnam War.

William Marotti is an Associate Professor of History at UCLA and author of Money, Trains and Guillotines: Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan. This talk draws from his current book project, The Art of Revolution: Politics and Aesthetic Dissent in Japan’s 1968, which analyzes cultural politics and oppositional practices in Japan, with particular emphasis on 1968 as a global event.

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Harlem and the Roots of Gentrification, 1965-2003

Brian Goldstein, Swarthmore CollegeOlin, Room 102 In the last four decades of the twentieth century, Harlem, New York—America’s most famous neighborhood—transformed from the archetypal symbol of midcentury “urban crisis” to the most celebrated example of “urban renaissance” in the United States. Once a favored subject for sociologists studying profound poverty and physical decline, by the new millennium Harlem found itself increasingly the site of refurbished brownstones, shiny glass and steel shopping centers, and a growing middle-class population. Drawing from Brian Goldstein’s new book, The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle Over Harlem (Harvard University Press, 2017), this lecture will trace this arc by focusing on competing visions for Harlem's central block. In doing so, it will reveal the complicated history of social and physical transformation that has changed this and many American urban centers in the last several decades. Gentrification is often described as a process controlled by outsiders, with clear winners and losers, victors and victims. In contrast, this talk will explore the role that Harlemites themselves played in bringing about Harlem’s urban renaissance, an outcome that had both positive and negative effects for their neighborhood.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Community + Place:Making of the Bard Master Plan

Mike Aziz, Perkins+Will andPippa Brashear, SCAPE Landscape ArchitectureOlin, Room 102 Placemaking approaches planning and design from the perspective of people and place. “Placemakers” work closely with communities and stakeholders to analyze their needs, and interpret the environment through the lens of their relationship to it. Placemakers then help identify and visualize design solutions to meet those needs within the specific context of that place—where “place” encompasses not only the built and natural environment but also the social, cultural, and economic context. Successful placemaking requires the coordination of a broad set of professions, including architecture, planning, urban design, landscape architecture, engineering, and economic analysis. The Bard Master Plan and the Kingston Riverport Master Plan are two successful plans that will demonstrate the importance of community-based placemaking.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

EUS Student Presentations

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Saw Kill Dams and Micro Hydropower

Community MeetingCampus Center, Weis Cinema Bard is hosting a Community Meeting where we will be sharing information and discussing our process to evaluate small dams, particularly the ones on the lower part of the Saw Kill Creek in Red Hook. We will be discussing what the future could hold for the dams and getting community feedback. The dams have been evaluated for their micro hydropower potential. An ecological study was prepared and water quality sampling performed in the area from the Route 9G bridge to the mouth of the Saw Kill.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Getting There is Only Half the Battle: The Fate of Plants in a Fragmented World

Cathy Collins, Assistant Professor of BiologyOlin, Room 102 Many natural ecosystems are being broken up into smaller fragments due to land-use changes, such as agricultural expansion and suburban sprawl. Fragmentation reduces the amount, quality, and connectivity of habitat for plants and other organisms. Drawing on data from tropical and temperate forests, I will discuss the ways in which landscape fragmentation influences plant movement, plant population size, and disease-induced plant mortality. I will also provide examples of restoration approaches for re-connecting habitats in fragmented landscapes.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Join Bard CEP on November 1st for a conversation on the outlook for the upcoming U.N. Environmental Assembly with Fatou, Ndoye, Deputy Regional Director of the UN Environment's North America Office.

Ms. Ndoye joined UN Environment in 2005 and has worked for UN Environment’s Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch. Ms. Ndoye holds 20 years of experience in environment and sustainable development focusing on policy analysis; stakeholder participation in policy and decision making; project development and execution; networking and partnerships; and environmental assessments integration. Additionally, she has also worked on issues ranging from the linkages between labour and the environment, environmental governance, public participation and access to information. Prior to joining UN Environment, she led the international NGO Network for Environment and Sustainable development in Africa (NESDA), a collaborating center for the Global Environment Outlook report series and its Africa Environment Outlook series, headquartered in Cote d’Ivoire.

NATIONAL CLIMATE SEMINAR

Bard Center for Environmental Policy hosts the National Climate Seminar, a webinar series, at 12pm EST. Listeners can watch live or listen to past podcasts and webinars here. Past speakers have included thought leaders from 350.org, Sierra Club, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and many more.

BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

The Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability offer masters programs in Environmental Policy, Climate Science and Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy's career-focused, science based, interdisciplinary masters of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first year coursework, followed by a required 4-6 month immersive internship, culminates with a Master’s Capstone Project and a 93% job placement rate within 6 months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields such as: alternative energy, international Development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Science or Snake Oil? Managing eutrophication in Jordan Lake, NC

Robyn SmythAssistant Professor of Environmental and Urban Studies, Bard CollegeOlin, Room 102 Eutrophication is a widespread and growing problem in aquatic ecosystems. Caused by excess nutrient loading from multiple human activities in the watershed, eutrophication is difficult to reverse, often requiring costly reductions in both point and non-point nutrient sources and resulting in long waits for water quality improvements. The high cost of nutrient management has led the State of North Carolina (NC) to pursue alternative means of addressing the water quality impairments of Jordan Lake, a 60 km2 recreational reservoir and drinking water supply in central NC. Thirty-six solar-powered circulators (SPCs) were deployed in two impaired embayments of Jordan Lake which were monitored for water quality improvements over 2 years. To complement the state’s predominately biological monitoring, temperature gradient microstructure was used to estimate turbulence parameters (dissipation) in proximity to and away from the SPCs. I found the physical mixing induced was far less than expected based on claims by the device manufacturer. The State found no effect of the SPCs in its biological monitoring and the pilot project was canceled in August 2016. Results and implications of this project on decision making for eutrophication management will be discussed.

Thursday, October 19, 2017

God Mountains and Fengshui Forests: Sacred/Secular Dialectics and the Fate of Rural Tibetan and Han Communities in China’s Ecological Civilization

Christopher CogginsProfessor of Geography & Asian StudiesSimon's Rock CollegeCampus Center, Weis Cinema Animism and vitalism have captured the imagination of post-structural theorists, ontologically-inclined ethnographers, and several cultural geographers. This presentation draws on works by scholars who have explored the divide, or dialectic, between sacred and secular space (Lefebvre, Foucault, Viveiros de Castro, and others) to explore the contemporary political ecology of Tibetan sacred mountains (gzhi bdag) and Han sacred forests (fengshuilin) as China strives to build a post-industrial Ecological Civilization (Shengtai Wenming).

Monday, October 16, 2017

Info Session with The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium

Please join The Earth Institute at an information session to learn about our Master’s program in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University. The session will cover admissions, fellowships, and careers after graduation. Before the information session, The Earth Institute will be tabling in the RKC Lobby.

About us:Columbia’s Earth Institute blends research in the physical and social sciences, education and practical solutions to help guide the world onto a path toward sustainability. The Earth Institute works with many schools, departments and programs at Columbia University to develop rigorous and innovative curricula across multiple disciplines. The more than two dozen academic programs currently affiliated with the Earth Institute engage undergraduates and graduate students in the classroom, in the lab and in the field. Students learn hard science, policy, and research and practical skills they can apply in the field, and in future employment.

For further details, queries may be directed to Laura Piraino [lp2686@sipa.columbia.edu].

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Have Farmers Cracked the Partisan Code? What a Divided Nation Must Learn From Rural Organizing

Lindsey Lusher Schute (CEP '07)Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Young Farmers CoalitionOlin, Room 102 Lindsey Lusher Shute will address the lessons a divided America can learn from the successes of rural organizing by young farmers. Lusher Shute is the co-founder and executive director of the National Young Farmers Coalition and a member of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy Class of 2007. She was named a "Champion of Change" by the White House in 2014 and she owns Hearty Roots Community Farm with her husband in Clermont, NY.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Water and the Power of Local Organizing

Jason West, Head of Wallkill AllianceOlin, Room 102 “Water is Life” has become a rallying cry from Standing Rock to Flint, Newburgh to New Jersey. The need for water organizing — and the increasing number of people engaged in it — will only grow as aging infrastructure and conservative environmental policies combine to damage our already polluted watersheds. Drawing on twenty years experience in community organizing and local politics, Jason West will discuss the importance of water — and the power to be found locally — through the development of the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance.

Monday, October 2, 2017

EUS Moderation Meeting

Hegeman 204B

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Village of Red Hook Municipal Sewer Project

Brent KovalchikArchitect and Deputy Mayor of Red Hook, NY

Olin, Room 102 The Village of Red Hook’s Municipal Sewer Project has been developing for over seventy years. Countless planning documents, initiatives, two failed referendums and the path to final completion will be explored. The project addresses the Village’s economic development future and protection of drinking water supplies for residents and institutions that rely on the Saw Kill Watershed’s aquifer, tributaries and streams for their own needs.

Through the example of a municipal infrastructure project, we will discuss the work involved with gathering and documenting the research, finding the necessary funding, advocating for its necessity, and navigating the bureaucratic and regulatory paperwork required to realize this most important project.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Doing Good Work

Matthew StinchcombExecutive Director at Good Work Institute (formerly Etsy.com)Olin, Room 102 Is social enterprise actually just business as usual done in less bad ways? Furthermore, can it meaningfully address the many social, ecological, and economic challenges we are facing today? If not, then what might? In this presentation and conversation, Matt Stinchcomb will share his experiences with Etsy.com and the Good Work Institute, and why he believes that the future of business should be small, local, and based on relationships more than money.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Wild Edibles and Medicinals - Foraging and Plant Walk

Run by the Wild Underground Collective for Interwoven RootsCommunity Garden Come on our very first plant walk of the year. We will be foraging edible and medicinal plants to build up our student run free herbal apothecary. This is a hands on intro to herbalism. Be prepared to hike and maybe get a little muddy, and bring friends! The more hands the merrier! There is so much to harvest this time of year!

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Climate Change and Behavioral Economics: Implications for Policy

Howard KunreutherJames D. Dinan Professor of Decision Sciences and PolicyCo-Director of Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes CenterWharton School University of Pennsylvania

Campus Center, Weis Cinema We face challenges in dealing with potentially catastrophic events associated with climate change. Most individuals do not think about investing in energy efficient measures to reduce global warming or undertaking protective actions to reduce damage to their homes from future floods or hurricanes until after a disaster occurs. I will use concepts from behavioral economics and psychology to highlight why we ignore these risks and recommend public-private sector partnerships that provide economic incentives for taking steps now rather than waiting until it is too late.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

How can we transform business on to a sustainable path? We will soon be ten billion people on this one planet, and yet, it is not too late. This is a time of extraordinary peril, but also extraordinary promise. Join green business pioneer Hunter Lovins to learn how we can create a finer future.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday 8/23/17

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

Location: Reem Kayden Center (RKC) RM 103

L. Hunter Lovins is the President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions. A renowned author and champion of sustainable development for over 40 years, Hunter has consulted on business, economic development, sustainable agriculture, energy, water, security, and climate policies for scores of governments, communities, and companies worldwide. Lovins is the author of, Natural Capitalism, and The Way Out: Kickstarting Capitalism To Save Our Economic Ass. Herforthcoming book is entitled A Finer Future.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Film Screening: The Anthropologist

Q&A with local director Seth Kramer following screening. Red Hook Community Center The Anthropologist tells the story of Margaret Mead and Susan Crate, who's work is centered around the topics of how societies are forced to negotiate the disruption of their traditional ways of life, whether through encounters with the outside world or the unprecedented change wrought by melting permafrost, receding glaciers and rising tides.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Bard MBA Class of 2017 Capstone Presentations

LMHQ, 150 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 Please join the Bard MBA in Sustainability for our annual Capstone Presentations. During the final year of the Bard MBA program, students work individually or in small teams to complete a year-long Capstone Project. The project can take the form of creating a business start-up, an intrapreneurial project in their workplace, a consultancy, research project or business plan. These presentations are the culmination of this work.

7:25-7:45 Curtis Columbare “Natural Capital Valuation: Applications for the Sustainable Development of Nations and Business”

7:45-8:05 Jennifer Shelbo “Exploring the Intersection of Cannabis and Sustainability"

8:00-10:00 End of Year Party (MBA Community Members and Guests of Students, Faculty, and Alumni are welcome to attend)

Friday, May 19, 2017

Geographic Information Systems: Poster Presentations

Campus Center, Multipurpose Room The Bard Center for Environmental Policy and the Environmental and Urban Studies undergraduate students will be presenting their final Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects on Friday, May 19th in the Multi-Purpose Room in the Campus Center at 10:30 am until noon.

All are welcome; light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

EUS Practicum Presentations: Environmental Education

Campus Center, Weis Cinema

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Middle Eastern Studies Open House

Kline, Faculty Dining Room Come celebrate the end of the year with fellow MESers. Meet faculty, hear about exciting new courses, study abroad programs, senior projects, and a number of incredible iniatives MES students are working on. Snacks will be served. All are welcome.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Green Drinks at Bard Farm

Join Bard Center for Environmental Policy and MBA in Sustainability as we host Hudson Valley Green Drinks at Bard Farm. Enjoy beverages from Sloop Brewing Co. and learn about the work of the students in our programs as well as the various sustainability initiatives taking place on campus, including food, infrastructure, and the NYSERDA funded microhyrdro project. If you and/or your organization seeks local interns and job candidates, networking with our business and policy students is a great place to start.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

EUS Senior Project Presentations

EUS students complete interdisciplinary senior projects that contribute to growth in careers studying and protecting the built and natural environment.

Please join us in celebrating our seniors and their completed projects on:urban development in downtown Atlanta

food access in Kingstonmathematical modeling of ecosystemscommunity-building water sciencegendered concepts of naturethe economics of the meat industry...and other topics

Come learn about what EUS internships are available to you:EUS internships on garden architecture, farms, trails, and communicationsLocal, national, and international internships on farms, in city planning departments, and with environmental organizations.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability

Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!Online Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA and CEP programs.

Details on attending a webinar...No registration is required. To join simply click on the webinar link 5 minutes before the start time of the webinar you wish to attend, and enter your Full Name. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Environmental and Urban Studies ProgramOpen House

Chapel of the Holy Innocents Please join EUS faculty and students to learn about curricular changes, faculty new to the College, course offerings for 2017-2018, and summer and internship opportunities.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Are You Listening!

Are You Listening! (Original title in Bengali: শুনতে কি পাও!: Shunte Ki Pao!), is a Bangladeshi documentary film written, directed and also filmed over a span of 20 months living in a remote coastal village (Sundarbans) of Bangladesh. Set against the backdrop of Aila, (a tidal surge) that swept over Bangladesh in 2009, the film celebrates the joy, dream and the resilience of the common people of Bangladesh.

Friday, April 28, 2017

Have farmers cracked the partisan code? What a divided nation must learn from rural organizing

Distinguished Alumni Lecture:Lindsey Lusher ShuteBlithewood, Levy Institute Join us for a lecture by Bard CEP alum Lindsey Lusher Shute ('07), Executive Director and Co-Founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition. Lindsey was named a "Champion of Change" by the White House in 2014, and she and her husband own and operate Hearty Roots farm in Clermont, NY.

The lecture will be followed by a reception with light fare and cocktails.

Monday, April 24, 2017

HOW TO BUILD A GIANT TELESCOPE IN THE DESERT (AND MAKE A WORLD): A FIELD GUIDE

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile contains nearly two-thirds of the world’s infrastructure for astronomical data production. In 2012, the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), was under construction. Documenting the extraordinary process of building a radio telescope composed of sixty-six 100-ton antennae, spread out across eighteen kilometers at 16,500 feet in altitude on a plateau in the Chilean Andes-- an anthropologist, a designer, and a camera man spent three weeks filming at ALMA. We will discuss the challenges that emerged in filming and in the subsequent experiments with the collected footage: around the interdisciplinary crafting of narrative; about the limits and possibilities of a range of ethnographic tools; and about the aesthetics of anthropology.

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Historic Elmendorph Inn Hard on the heels of last January's inventive The Life and Times of W. S. Teator, Bard's Experimental Humanities students have done it again! Delving deeper into Historic Red Hook's Fraleigh Collection, they have produced Hudson Valley Apples - a fascinating website showcasing their discoveries, augmented by interviews with local apple growers and illuminating research into the history of local apple cultivation and hard cider production. Be sure to join us Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 p.m., for a "show-and-tell" with Bard's newest inquisitive, inventive Experimental Humanities team.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Seed Swap in Tivoli

Tivoli Library

Saturday, April 22, 2017

March for Science

Vassar College Transportation provided. Please Contact for further details.

Friday, April 21, 2017

Signs of Spring Walk

Campus Center, Lobby

Friday, April 21, 2017

Low Carbon Day

Kline Commons

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Contamination in Municipal Water Supplies in New York: Are Disadvantaged Communities Disproportionately Affected by PFOA/PFOS?

Panel Discussion with Dan Shapley, Water Quality Program Director at Riverkeeper.Weiss Cinema Join Bard Center for Environmental Policy for a Panel Discussion with Dan Shapley, the Water Quality Program Director at Riverkeeper on the organization's response to the drinking water contamination crisis in Newburgh.

Recent findings of contamination by a set of persistent organic compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water supplies in a number of communities in New York State have set off intense examination of the science, the social justice implications, and regulatory oversight protecting water resources and human health. A number of questions have arisen in this particular case:

Who is affected by the contamination?

What are the human health implications of exposure?

Who is responsible for clean up?

How can our state and federal regulations address the current problem and prevent it from happening in the future?

This panel discussion will be of interest to both those who have been following the controversy as well as those to whom it is new. The discussion is in support of an analysis by the graduate students at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, class of 2018, addressing the environmental justice dimensions of the case.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

The future of place-based research

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Zero Waste Day

Kline Commons

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability:Open House in New York City

Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver!New York CityJoin us in New York City for an Open House hosted by the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Admissions staff, faculty, and current students will be on hand to provide an overview of the programs offered, answer questions, and share tips on how to make your application stand out.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Science and Politics: Science Literacy for Activists

Monday, April 17, 2017 – Friday, April 21, 2017

Travel Differently for Earth Week

Pledge to ride a bike, RideShare, walk, take the shuttle, etc. Also participate in a daily bike ride from Taste Budd's to Bard! Website In celebration of Earth Week, BOS encourages the whole Bard community to use other modes of transportation besides single occupany cars. This way we can help reduce the amount of carbon emissions in the air, be healthier, reduce parking problems etc. Take the pledge and you will automatically be enrolled in a raffle to win a $5 gift card to Taste Budd's!

BIKE TO WORK OPPORTUNITY! The bike to work event will be held every morning starting at 8 am at Taste Budd's and will depart around 8:15 am for a relaxing bike ride back to Bard Campus. By pledging and participating in the week long events you are not only helping combat climate change, but helping the College achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2035!

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Parallel Play: Of Ivory-bills and Irish Castles

RKC 102 Tim Gallagher and Rachel Dickinson lead parallel lives. During their 25-year marriage, Tim searched for the world’s rarest birds in the planet’s most inhospitable places—swamps seething with poisonous snakes; Mexican mountains teaming with armed drug traffickers. Meanwhile, travel writer/author Rachel traveled to exotically beautiful landscapes around the globe, from Tibet to the tip of South America, writing articles and essays for top magazines. Hear how these two accomplished writers have managed to raise a family, produce books, and keep their heads from exploding.

Tim Gallagher is an award-winning writer, editor, and wildlife photographer. He is the author of four narrative nonfiction books—Parts Unknown, about his expeditions to northern Greenland, Iceland, and other faraway places; The Grail Bird, which details his role in the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a species that had not had a confirmed sighting since 1944; Falcon Fever, about his lifelong fascination with birds of prey; and his latest book, Imperial Dreams, chasing the ghost of the long-lost imperial woodpecker through the mountainous drug country of northern Mexico.

Rachel Dickinson is an award-winning author and magazine journalist. She has written several books and numerous articles and essays in publications such as Audubon, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian. Her latest book, The Notorious Reno Gang, is coming out in May.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability

Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!Online Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA and CEP programs.

Details on attending a webinar...No registration is required. To join simply click on the webinar link 5 minutes before the start time of the webinar you wish to attend, and enter your Full Name. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability

Monday, April 10, 2017

Sensorial world of built environments.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Living and Dying in the Vicinity of Amherst

Gillian OsborneOlin, Room 102

This talk draws from a larger “bioregional biography.” Surveying roughly fifty years and fifty square miles in the middle of Massachusetts in the mid-nineteenth-century, In the Vicinity of Amherst draws on environmental history, scientific studies past and present, geography, literature, and the arts, to explore how lives—plant, animal, and human—are connected across time through a shared environmental context. While Emily Dickinson provides the occasion for such close scrutiny of a particular time and place, it’s not Dickinson only I’m seeking here: rather, an understanding of how any text converses with its context. The talk will also feature fossils, paintings of mushrooms,mica, and shale.

Gillian Osborne is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Center for the Environment and co-editor of a collection of critical essays, forthcoming from University of Iowa Press, on modern andcontemporary ecopoetics.

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Land use change, nature perception and resource competition in rapidly growing cities

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Canaries in the Saltmarsh:Tidal Marsh Conservation in the Face of Sea Level Rise

Saturday, April 1, 2017

I Am Not Your Negro: Film Screening and Discussion

Upstate Films - Rhinebeck There will be a special screening of the film "I Am Not Your Negro" this Saturday morning at 10am at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion about the film, race, and the Hudson Valley. The panel will be moderated by Ariana Stokas, Bard's Dean of Inclusive Excellence, and proceeds of the event will go to the regional chapter of Black Lives Matter. This event is being put together by community organizers, regional civil society organizations, and Bard groups and students. I have seen this film and highly recommend it!

More information on the event and the film: http://upstatefilms.org/specials/engage-film-series-presents-i-am-not-your-negro

Bard is organizing a van to bring students. Please fill out this form if you are interested: https://goo.gl/forms/fLappyYrFQ7ymuSG3.

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Urban socio-ecology, interdisciplinarity, and community engagement

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Edith Wharton and the Villas of Rome

Landscape architect CeCe Haydock discusses eight Roman villas in Edith Wharton's 1904 book.Campus Center, Weis Cinema Join us for an illustrated talk by landscape architect and historian CeCe Haydock, presenting images of eight Roman villas described by Wharton in her book. Learn about the influence of the villas on Wharton's own houses and her novels.

Edith Wharton’s (1862-1937) career as a leading American fiction writer is well-known. Her unusual ability both to write and to observe also puts her at the forefront of Italian garden critics; her book Italian Villas and their Gardens, first published in 1904, remains a scholarly resource on the subject to this day.

Constance (CeCe) Haydock graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Princeton University and received a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry. She worked for the New York City Parks Department, and the firm Innocenti and Webel in Locust Valley, NY, before starting her own practice, Constance T. Haydock, Landscape Architect, PC.

In 2007, she was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome, where she researched Edith Wharton and Italian villas.

She is an adjunct professor at Long Island University and has lectured and written on historic Italian, French, and American gardens for universities and numerous garden and horticultural clubs. She is currently expanding her private practice to include landscape sustainability.

Illustrated talk, followed by reception

Complimentary tickets for students, faculty, and staff of Bard College are available. Please call Jennifer Hausler at 845.424.6500, ext. 212 (ID required). This program is presented by The Garden Conservancy.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Learning to care? Evaluating education initiatives at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Direct and indirect effects of native and invasive plants on mosquito ecology

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability

Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!Online Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA and CEP programs.

Details on attending a webinar...No registration is required. To join simply click on the webinar link 5 minutes before the start time of the webinar you wish to attend, and enter your Full Name. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) Meeting

Monday, March 13, 2017

Ikebana: The Japanese art of flower arrangement

Demonstration by certified ikebana (ikenobo school) teacher Michiko BaribeauCenter for Spiritual Life (basement of Village Dorm A) Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, is a practice of mindfulness. Cultivating ikebana means walking the meditative path (dao/do) to be in an intimate dialogue with the natural world: ka-do, the way of the flower.

Ikebana teaches respect, the balance between control and letting go, the law of impermanence, and stresses the importance to see things as they are (thusness).

Ike, meaning “living”, and bana, meaning “flowers” can be translated to living or natural flowers. As Marcia Shibata, an ikenobo teacher (Ikenobo is the oldest classical school of flower arranging in Japan), asks: “Who is the arranger? What is being arranged, anyway? What is arranging? Is there such a thing as non-arranging arranging?”

Michiko Baribeau is a lifelong practitioner of the way of ikebana (ikenobo school) and also a Japanese tea ceremony master (omotosenke school).

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Influence of Climate Change and Evolution on Mosquito Life History Traits and Pathogen Transmission

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

EUS Moderation: What You Should Know

Please join program director Michèle Dominy and other EUS faculty for an information session on EUS moderation, on Wednesday the 8th at 6PM in Hegeman 308.

We will help you navigate the process and answer any of your questions.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Hudson River Environmental Futures

Screening The Hudson River: A River at Risk with the filmmaker and Riverkeeper advocatesCampus Center, Weis Cinema A film screening of short films in from The Hudson: A River at Risk with filmmaker Jon Bowermaster covering topics such as: fuel barge anchorages, bomb trains, and pipeline projects.

In addition to Jon Bowermaster, speakers from Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and Bard Center for Environmental Policy will answer questions and invite you to join a discussion about efforts to protect the Hudson River and the climate.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Climate Advocate Workshop

Build political will for a livable worldCampus Center, Meeting Room 214Learn proven ways to speak effectively and powerfully about climate solutions to friends, neighbors, business leaders, and elected officials.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization empowering people from all walks of life to become effective advocates for a livable world.

This event is free. Refreshments will be available.

Please register at Eventbrite

Children are welcome, but if you will be bringing younger children, please contact Laurie Husted lauriehusted@gmail.com and let us know so we can plan for childcare accomodations.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Reawakening of Montgomery Place

Historic Elmendorph Inn Join the Red Hook Education Foundation and Historic Red Hook for an evening of history and community at the Elmendorph. Myra Armstead, Professor of Historical Studies at Bard College, will present 'A Prism of Antebellum Northern Society: Montgomery Place 1804-1824.' A light supper of soup, drinks and homemade bread will be served. There is no charge but any donations will be gratefully accepted for RHEF's Student in Need Fund. If you are unable to attend and would like to make a donation, visit the RHEF website.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Mapping Local History with Bard's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) students

Historic Elmendorph Inn Calling all Local History Buffs! Join us at the Elmendorph on Thursday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m., to help Bard's Historical GIS (Geographic Information System) team "crowd-source" information for the 1798 Thompson survey map of Rhinebeck (which includes Red Hook). There are four known versions of this priceless, hand-drawn, illustrated map from our earliest days. Historical GIS students have created interactive versions of each map and we would like your help to build on their work, adding as much information as possible about individual waypoints. Afterwards, enjoy wine and light refreshments. Please RSVP toinfo@historicredhook.org.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Changing the World Through Food: Israel's Food Revolution

Vegan Food Cooking Demonstration and LectureKline, Faculty Dining Room "Food critic Ori Shavit, food journalist and TedX speaker, will discuss how Israel has become a globally recognized leader in promoting healthier and more compassionate diets in accordance with Judaism's highest ideals. She will share her personal journey to veganism and her relationship with Judaism and food, which inspired a career change and ultimately led to her becoming a food activist."

Ori will lead a hands on cooking workshop (ticketed event) followed by an open lecture (ticket not required). Come join us for some delicious, sustainable food.

MUST HAVE TICKET FOR COOKING DEMO.

Register for event here: https://goo.gl/forms/a9OwQACOnMG2mLgc2

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Terminal Differentiation of Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons and GnRH-1 Neuronal Migration, from New Models to New Stories

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Wild by Design: Landscape Design in the Age of Ecology

A talk by landscape designer Margie RuddickCampus Center, Weis Cinema Margie Ruddick's approach to design creates landscapes that are full of life, integrating ecology, culture, and community; she will talk about the processes involved in pursuing truly integrated design, illustrating the strategies she deploys with a wide range of projects, from a retreat in the Western Ghats of India to a green infrastructure park and streetscape in New York City.

More info about Margie at her website: http://www.margieruddick.com/

Monday, February 27, 2017

Green Mountain Energy Information Table & Informational Interviews

Learn about internships and career paths in clean energyCampus Center, Lobby Visit Green Mountain Energy staff during their information table to learn more and to sign-up for an informational interview!

(this opportunity is open to current students for summer 2017, as well as May 2017 graduates)

Sign up is required for an informational interview. Be sure to stop by the information table to reserve your spot. Positions are available during Summer, Fall and Spring.

About Green Mountain Energy: We began in Vermont in 1997 with a simple but powerful mission: Use the power of consumer choice to change the way power is made. Today, we’re still 100% dedicated to protecting the environment, and we invite you to join us! For more information, visit us online at: https://www.greenmountainenergy.com

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Fire on the Ridge

Gabe Chapin, Forest Ecologist with The Nature Conservancy and Hank Alicandri, Director of the Sam’s Point Area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve.SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus, Vanderlyn Hall, College Lounge, Room 203 The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) presents a free public lecture series, Secrets of the Shawangunks, providing information on conservation topics and biodiversity in the Shawangunk Ridge region.

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Characterization of Human T cell Response to Dengue

Kirk HaltaufderhydeBrown University

Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium

Thursday, February 23, 2017

From rocks to spiders: how geologic controls on trace metals in streams affect aquatic-riparian linkages

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 – Thursday, February 23, 2017

EcoCareer Conference 2017: Building Pathways to Sustainable Careers

A Virtual Conference--"attend" with other EUS students from Bard!Virtual (online) --to be watched at Bard WHEN:Wednesday, February 22nd - Conference Day from 10 - 5:30 PM ETThursday, February 23rd - Workshop Day from 12 - 3 PM ETWHERE: Online!

WHO: Students, faculty, and staff from colleges and universities across the country

COST: Early Registration (through December 16, 2016):Registered and Certified EcoLeaders - FreeStudents - $35Professionals (includes instructors and staff) - $50Groups up to 10 - $250Groups of 11 to 25 - $300Groups of 26 to 50 - $500** If you have groups of more than 50 please contact Kristy Jones at jonesk@nwf.org. Groups can be a mix of students, faculty, staff, and others.Join the National Wildlife Federation and our partners for this virtual conference which will prepare students and young professionals for wildlife and sustainability careers by providing information on the latest EcoCareer trends from leading analysts and employers, clarifying career enhancing credentials and academic offerings, and formulating a better understanding of the competencies employers seek in the green sector.Full Schedule TBDDraft Schedule:DAY I - Conference Day (February 22 starting at 10:00 AM EST)Opening PresentationIntroduction"The Future of Environmental Careers: Growing a Resilience Economy" KeynoteNew Millennium Post-Secondary Credentials and Degrees: Buildings and Solar TechnologiesBreakAdvice from ProfessionalsThe Missing Link in Effective Sustainability Career PlanningHiring Trends: Being Wired for Being HiredThe Leaders of TomorrowBreakNetworking SessionsClosing Presentation

Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) Meeting

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Open House in New York City

Attendees receive $65 application fee waiver!New York CityJoin us in New York City for an Open House hosted by the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Admissions staff, faculty, and current students will be on hand to provide an overview of the programs offered, answer questions, and share tips on how to make your application stand out.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Reviving the American Chestnut

Dr. Allison OakesPost-Doctoral Research Associate in Plant Science and Biotechnology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySUNY New Paltz Lecture Center, Room 102 The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) presents a free public lecture series, Secrets of the Shawangunks, providing information on conservation topics and biodiversity in the Shawangunk Ridge region.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Patterns and predictors of denitrification in accidental urban wetlands of a desert city

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability

Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!Online Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA and CEP programs.

Details on attending a webinar...No registration is required. To join simply click on the webinar link 5 minutes before the start time of the webinar you wish to attend, and enter your Full Name. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Glacial History of the Catskills and Mid-Hudson Valley - Setting The Table For Our Region's Ecology

Dr. John A. RayburnAssociate Professor of Environmental Geology and Geomorphology at SUNY New PaltzSUNY New Paltz Lecture Center, Room 102 The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) presents a free public lecture series, Secrets of the Shawangunks, providing information on conservation topics and biodiversity in the Shawangunk Ridge region.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability

Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!Online Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA and CEP programs.

Details on attending a webinar...No registration is required. To join simply click on the webinar link 5 minutes before the start time of the webinar you wish to attend, and enter your Full Name. A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar at the end of the session. Email Caitlin O'Donnell for further details.

Degree Options Include:MS in Environmental PolicyMS in Climate Science and PolicyMBA in Sustainability

Dual Degree Options Include:MS/JD with Pace Law SchoolMS/MAT with Bard's Master of Arts in TeachingMS/MBA with Bard's MBA in Sustainability